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1144364

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the proportion of social security claimants who will receive less money once they have migrated to universal credit.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	286277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Comparisons between entitlement in legacy benefits and Universal Credit fail to reflect that, until recently, people only claimed Universal Credit as a result of a change in their circumstances.</p><p>It is important to remember that there are £2.4 billion of unclaimed benefits not going to the people who need them because they are unaware of how to claim, or that they may be entitled. Universal Credit makes sure that welfare payments reach those who need them most, and when we complete moving legacy benefit claimants over to Universal Credit, an estimated 700,000 more people will get paid their full entitlement because of Universal Credit.</p><p>The Government have committed to spending in excess of £3 billion over 10 years on transitional protection for 1.1 million households. This will help fund assistance for those moving from Housing Benefit to Universal Credit including a two week ‘transitional housing payment’. We are also introducing a two-week run on for eligible claimants of Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance from July 2020.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/09/2019 10:47:37 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1144365

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government plans to maintain the Single Energy Area for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement on 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	286278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Single Electricity Market (SEM) is an example of North-South cooperation that has benefited the consumers and economies of Northern Ireland and Ireland. Therefore it is the Government’s position that by far the best outcome for electricity in Northern Ireland is to maintain the Single Electricity Market, including in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement. The UK will continue to work with the Irish Government to seek to ensure the Single Electricity Market will continue following Exit.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 09/09/2019 07:24:47 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1144368

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's three highest policy priorities are in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	286279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 09/09/2019 16:45:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1144370

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether the Shared Prosperity Fund will be open to Welsh applications by 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	286280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced in his speech on 27 July that the Government will bring forward plans on the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We will consult on the design of the fund and welcome input from across the UK.</p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund will invest in the foundations of productivity as set out in our modern Industrial Strategy to support people to benefit from economic prosperity, especially in those parts of the UK whose economies are furthest behind.</p><p>In the meantime, stakeholders can continue to invest with confidence and certainty. The Government has guaranteed that if we leave the EU without a deal, we will continue to fund all European and Structural Investment Funds projects that would have been funded by the EU under the 2014-2020 programme period.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 09/09/2019 12:20:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1144371

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Brexit: Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many formal meetings (a) he or (b) Departmental officials have had with representatives of the EU since the Rt hon. Member for Uxbridge and Ruslip became Prime Minister.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	286281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/09/2019 17:02:44 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1142104

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to implement the High Court judgment in R (Woods, Barrett and Stewart) v SSWP CO/1552/2018 case of 11 January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	282453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 June 2019 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-06-18/266261/" target="_blank">266261</a>.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 03/09/2019 13:36:34 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1142105

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to support people affected by the Equitable Life scandal.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	282454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In 2010 the government allocated up to £1.5bn, tax free, for payment to affected policyholders. More detail on the history of the action taken on this issue can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/equitable-life-payment-scheme-final-report</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/09/2019 08:16:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1142106

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Biometrics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the number of free points for biometrics was per 10,000 visa applications for 2018 against the projected number of free points for biometrics per 10,000 visa applications in 2020 on current projections of visa applications.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	282455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The specific information requested is not available. <br> <br>We offer free points for biometric submission (photo and fingerprints) in the UK through the UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) or overseas through Visa Application Centres (VACs). <br> <br>In the UK, prior to UKVCAS customers were able to submit their biometrics in over 100 Post Office locations. Since the rollout of UKVCAS in November 2018 customers have been able to submit their biometrics and supporting evidence simultaneously through UKVCAS service points which are run by Sopra Steria (SSL) on behalf of UKVI. <br> <br>There are currently six core sites across the UK at which application submission services are offered for no additional charge on top of that already paid to UKVI and beyond that, a range of enhanced services in a further 50 locations. The UKVCAS core service points offer appointments up to 35 days in advance and free appointments are available Monday to Friday between 10:00 and 16:00. Any appointments outside these times, and those at enhanced service points, are subject to additional charges. <br> <br>Overseas, in 99 Visa Application Centres (VACs) across 57 countries, VFS Global and TLS Connect offer customers application submission services for no additional charge on top of the visa application fee. <br> <br>In 149 locations across 105 countries, customers have the option of attending a premium only centre or submitting their biometrics through a User Pay VAC, all of which incur an additional fee. Both commercial partners allow customers to book appointments within a four week rolling window and appointments outside of core hours are subject to additional charges.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/09/2019 16:24:31 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1142107

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Sopra Steria: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many penalties have been issued to Sopra Steria for contract non-compliance; and what the cost is of those penalties.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	282456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The information is available from Contract Finder at (Full contract) <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa%20" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ec5031ea-021e-471a-86cf-af540e8d8efa </a>and specifically Service levels and Performance Indicators at Schedule 7 of the contract.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 03/09/2019 16:18:23 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1142108

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Furniture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of purchasing and importing furniture to Downing Street in July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	282457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>No funds have been allocated or spent.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 282452 question first answered 03/09/2019 08:32:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens